Improvement in corn-shellers



[2.] DAVID C. GUTTRIDGE.

Corn Sheller.

No.118,605. Patqnted Aug. 29, 1871..

A97/ /iz eff ef DAVID O. GUTTRIDGE, OF PITTSBURG, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD OF HIS RIGHT PATENT QFFIGE.

TO CHARLES BALLINGER, OF WILKESBARRE, AND ONE-THIRD TO ROBERT SMILEY, OF SOUTH PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-SHELLERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 118,605, dated August 29, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID O. GUTTRIDGE, of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oorn-Shellers; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon makin g a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a corn-Sheller, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will nonT proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a rear view of my sheller. Fig. 2 is a view of one of the jaws. Figs. 3 and 4 are detached views of the circles which hold the shelling mechanism.

A represents an ordinary clamp, with a screw,

3, to fasten the machine to the edge of a table or other suitable place. The clamp A is cast in one piece with an upright ring, O, and arms D D, said arms inclining toward the rear, and are joined together at their outer ends, forming a bearing for a bolt, upon which a cog-wheel, E, is placed. This cog-wheel is provided with a crank, G, by means of which it is turned. Upon the front side of the stationary circle O is placed a cogged circle or ring, H, which gears with the cog-wheel E, and is upon its inner side provided with four flanges, c a, of such size and shape as to lit on theinside of the circle C andpass through the same without projecting on the other side. Between these flan ges are formed four half boxes or half bearings, b b, projecting inward, in which are laid two rods, d d. These rods pass through the ends of the shelling-jaws J J, which are constructed substantially as shown in Fig. 2, and are pressed inward by means of spiral springs e e surrounding the ends of the rods d d. I is a circle or ring placed 011 the rear side ofthe stationary circle O, and provided with four half boxes or half bearings, b b', corresponding with those upon the cogged circle H, so as to be placed on the ends of the rods d (l and hold them in place. The rin gI is also provided with two inwardly-projecting flanges, ac, each having a hole through them corresponding with holes in projections from two of the anges c a, on the circle H. Screws i 1'. are passed through these holes, thereby securing the circles H I, with the shelling mechanism, to the stationary circle C, at the same time as they may be revolved by the turning of the cogwheel E.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the clamp A, screwB, stationary circle O, arms D D, cog-wheel E, revolving circles H I, and the shelling mechanism, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of June, 1870.

. D. O. GUTTRIDGE. Witnesses:

J oHN THOMPSON, J osHrH SMITH. 

